Sunday, October 26, 2014

Fabulous Fall!

With temps nearing 70F and plenty of wind in the forecast, we had to get underway! We decided to head to a new anchorage in Whithall Bay outside of Annapolis. After a great start, it got super gusty at the mouth of the Severn and we got to experience our first round-up! I lost some skin on my hand while trying to ease the mainsheet, but otherwise we did well. We even saw 8kts through the water under reefed sails! Woo hoo! 😬

We took the tight entrance to Whitehall Creek very slowly and toured past the marina before turning around and settling on a spot in Ridout Creek for the night. It was a really great spot that afforded us opportunities for paddling and dinghy rides.

Today brought more adventurous sailing! After a peaceful morning we got underway and got to see our first 25kt gusts again at the mouth of the Severn. With a scrap of genoa up we managed to make between 5 and 6 kts the whole way back. The timing put us back home with only a +0.25' tide. That, combined with the stiff breeze on the beam, led us to decide to drop the hook outside the marina while we wait for the tide to come up a little. We will get underway shortly, and return home to clean the mud and salt off the boat and carve pumpkins!

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Lehe Paine

Who are we?

Frank and Jody and their kids Katreina and Trent have been living aboard their Beneteau 393 "Lehe Paine" since the spring of 2009. They're still part of the "daily grind," but are enjoying living aboard and preparing for eventual retirement!